by Kim Troup | May 12, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn Share on email Email Share on print Print A Day of RestThis week’s portion opens with the laws of the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee. The first section describes the Sabbatical...
by Elyshia Johnson | Nov 5, 2020 | News from the Land
November 2, 2020by Sondra BarasI am often asked about the origins of CFOIC Heartland. People are particularly intrigued at the thought of an Orthodox Jew heading up an organization called Christian Friends of Israeli Communities. I always respond that the idea was a...
by Kim Troup | Oct 19, 2020 | News from the Land
October 6, 2020by Sondra BarasMy father passed away three weeks ago. He was 94 years old and during his final months, he had sunk into the depths of dementia and no longer recognized me. It had been many months since I had been able to have even the most rudimentary...
by Elyshia Johnson | Aug 31, 2020 | News from the Land
September 1, 2020 by Sondra Baras Even though summer weather continues in Israel until well into October, as August draws to a close and September begins, we mark the end of summer. Probably because school begins on the 1st of September. So last night, a...
by Kim Troup | Aug 11, 2020 | News from the Land
August 11, 2020 by Sondra Baras A few weeks ago, we held our first annual CFOIC Heartland Conference of Judea and Samaria communities. This was a dream of mine for some time — to gather together in one room the representatives of all the communities we work with...
